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CS/HB 263: Veterans' Annual Sales Tax Holiday

GENERAL BILL by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Fischer ; Leek ; Magar ; Payne ; Renner ; Rommel ; Silvers

Veterans' Annual Sales Tax Holiday; Creates annual sales tax holiday for veterans; specifies items eligible for sales tax holiday; defines "veteran" for purposes of sales tax holiday; specifies documents that demonstrate proof of military status; provides retailer reporting requirements; authorizes certain retailers to elect not to participate; specifies opt-out procedures; authorizes DOR to adopt rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Ways and Means Committee
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/17/2017 House • Filed
1/25/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 48
2/8/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 02/15/17, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
2/15/2017 House • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 271
2/16/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2/20/2017 House • Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 269
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 48
• CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 261
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Ways and Means Committee